Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) reported — City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities (Richmond WWTP and combined sewer system), Oct 29, 2026

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    "incident": "2026-10-29T11:00:00",
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    "received": "2026-10-29T18:19:00",
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    "modified": "2026-10-30T12:33:14",
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    "site_name": "Richmond WWTP - SSO from onsite manhole",
    "address": "1400 Brander Street",
    "city": "Richmond",
    "zip": "23224",
    "county_city": "Richmond City",
    "region": "Piedmont",
    "status_text": "Under Investigation",
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    "facility_name": "Richmond WWTP",
    "facility_permitted": "Y",
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    "still_occurring": "Y"
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    "incident_comment": "This incident is actively under investigation by the Department of Environmental Quality. See the 'Reported Description of Incident' for the original report.",
    "location_comment": "Onsite manhole that drains washwater from the biosolids storage pad and grit pad.",
    "closure_comment": null
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      "at": "2026-10-30T06:12:49",
      "type": "Under Investigation"
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      "type": "Assigned"
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    "towns": [
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  "point": {
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    "lon": -77.421723,
    "layer": "DEQ EDMA layer 175 (PReP Reports, Daily)",
    "reference_point": "PG",
    "note": "DEQ's geocode of the report's site address (REFERENCE_POINT 'PG'), not an outfall point",
    "edma_incident": "2026-10-29T11:00:00-04:00",
    "edma_received": "2026-10-29T18:19:00-04:00"
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  "attribution": "DEQ is the data source. DEQ does not certify that this data represents a complete record. This data is provided to the citizens of the Commonwealth free of charge and for informational purposes only.",
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}

Source: Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP), Piedmont Regional Office via Virginia DEQ Pollution Response Program (PReP) pollution reports, sewage-related, record 326044, reported Oct 29, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 02:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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